Most of the time when we do a tune, Bad Blake, it's a tune no one's heard of to begin with. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I'm more of a rhythmic player. My soloing is pretty much limited to playing slide guitar. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I was a big J. Geils fan, a Steppenwolf fan and a Savoy Brown fan. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Radio is paid by advertising. They decide what songs to play that'll keep people listening. And that's what promoters and the Classic… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Every time you go in and make a record it is like a calling card, not so people can come and hear… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
When people come to the show they think we are a legendary band because they hear us on Classic Rock radio all… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Every time the guys were knocked out by my guitar playing and the girls were knocked out by the type of songs… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Rounder Records decided to call the album Move It On Over, much to my chagrin but they knew what they were doing.… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Anything that's new wave is new. As far as punk rock goes, I've never really been exposed to any. — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Rock music is stronger than sports. That's why. Rock rules. Around the world, who's more famous: Willie Mays or Paul McCartney? — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I figured if you want to get to where John Hammond is or Billy Gibbons is or Peter Wolf is, you have… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
I said if you want to be Keith Richards, you've got to listen to Bo Diddley and Chuck Berry. Then I thought,… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
Led Zeppelin, they still rule the airwaves. I hear Zeppelin every day, and they've been around since '69. So the people who… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
There are now grandmothers and grandfathers coming to see us because they are of that age, they grew up in the '50s… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
The [2012 covers album] 2120 [South Michigan Ave.] was different. We covered a lot of classics there. But most of the time… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
This music has been around since before the beard on Moses. I happed to do it very well and I happen to… — George Thorogood Copy Share Image
The [2012 covers album] 2120 [South Michigan Ave.] was different. We covered a lot of classics there. But most of the time when we… — George Thorogood Copy Share
Whatever title you want to lay on me is fine. I am still working; you know what I'm saying? — George Thorogood Copy Share
You can't rely on luck. I've had some stages in my career where I've said we're going to wing it, and we've always ended… — George Thorogood Copy Share
Radio is paid by advertising. They decide what songs to play that'll keep people listening. And that's what promoters and the Classic Rock people… — George Thorogood Copy Share
I hate categories. Hank Williams is a great artist, period. Bob Dylan is a great artist, so is Marty Robbins. They just classify these… — George Thorogood Copy Share
I saw the movie Sid & Nancy. It was a pretty good movie. It didn't really make me a punk rock fan. But anything… — George Thorogood Copy Share
Did I think it would last 30 years? No, I didn't think it would have those kind of legs. — George Thorogood Copy Share
Not to this extent but from day one I had an awful lot of confidence when I got started. — George Thorogood Copy Share
The other day I got invited to a party, but I stayed home instead. Just me and my pal Johnny Walker and his brothers… — George Thorogood Copy Share
I'm talking like 10, 12 years old. Either junior brings Mom and Pop or Mom and Pop bring the kids. I'm talking young here,… — George Thorogood Copy Share
After the Ed Sullivan Show, Feb. 9, 1964, at approx. 8:04pm [laughs], after that moment every album, every guitar, evey set of drums that… — George Thorogood Copy Share
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